West’s Louisiana Statutes Annotated
Louisiana Revised Statutes
Title 9. Civil Code Ancillaries
Code Book III. Of the Different Modes of Acquiring the Ownership of Things
Code Title V. Of Quasi Contracts, and of Offenses and Quasi Offenses
Chapter 2. Of Offenses and Quasi Offenses (Refs & Annos)
LSA-R.S. 9:2799.1
§ 2799.1. Civil liability for theft of goods from merchant
Currentness:
A. Any person who unlawfully takes merchandise from a merchant’s premises shall be liable to the merchant for the retail value of the merchandise taken, if not recovered in merchantable condition, plus damages of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars.
B. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to prohibit or limit any other cause of action which a merchant may have against a person who unlawfully takes merchandise from the merchant’s premises.
Credits
Added by Acts 1985, No. 533, § 1.
Notes of Decisions (1)
Current through the 2010 Regular Session
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